Homeless hero fights gunman to rescue female hostage in Brazil, shot dead at point blank range

A hostage situation ended in a deadly shootout on the steps of Sao Paulo’s landmark cathedral on Friday. A gunman killed homeless man, Erasmo Francisco Rodrigues de Lima, 61, who tried to rescue a female hostage and was later shot dead by police. COURTESY: RT’s RUPTLY video agency, NO RE-UPLOAD, NO REUSE - FOR LICENSING, PLEASE, CONTACT RT LIVE